G;day
MaxAgain, many thanks for helping us understand mower evolution.
I have noted the
Daggett patent of
1947.
I guess it never went into production...
I have wondered if the first Australians invented the boomerang by trial and error or could it be possible to find a piece of wood roughly the right shape to begin with, possibly a piece of drift wood that split in half ,did someone just pick up a stick and it flew in the air when it was thrown?,who really knows? The boomerang was certainly improved over many years.
There's the catch Max ...
For me, it is rare for an 'invention' to start from
nothing. I can't think of any case of that...
Everything seems to have started from some empirical evidence - some observation.
No rotary without a hand scythe; no hand scythe without the sword or knife;
no sword or knife without a sharp edge ... Sharp edges occur in nature... ?
A similar situation with the reel mower.
I love the other crazy patents.
I have recorded the second one - the Frey of 1928.
The Durkee of 1925 is as crazy as ... [attached]
The USA fostered such creativity in lawnmowers.
I guess that's why they ruled the world in hardware from the late 19th century.
The British - with a rigid class system - stifled invention.
The North American model - of a classless society - fostered invention.
I note our Australian 'ironmonger' stores became 'hardware' stores at that time.
No surprises there.
Cheers-----------------------
Jack
